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"Resist Dance" in a state awash in oil and gas money
To those of you who have not seen it yet, an article on the front page of the Santa Fe New Mexican on Monday notes that "New Mexico’s oil...
Dec 21, 2023
New Mexico delegation makes powerful call: New Mexico is Burning - Biden and MLG: Climate Action Now
Following on the heels of the powerful NM climate strike demanding an end to false climate solutions led by YUCCA last week in...
Sep 19, 2023
Celebration Time! A beautiful day in Zuni and a major legal win for climate by youth in Montana
Today is a joyful day! In a landmark ruling a Judge in Montana ruled in favor of the courageous youth who took Montana to court for...
Aug 14, 2023
We stand with Japanese leaders and all Indigenous and anti-nuclear activists here & around the world
We recognize the 78th anniversary of the U.S. dropping the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing some 140,000 people. Three...
Aug 8, 2023
Community resilience is critical to survive and thrive in the face of climate chaos
Community resilience is the ability of a community to recover from a disaster or persist sustainably in the face of a new, ongoing...
Aug 3, 2023
That's weak sauce! SB520 Needs Amendments to Earn Our Support
Tomorrow at 9:00AM Senate Conservation will hear SB 520, the Clean Futures Act. (Room 311, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82404382748) After...
Mar 6, 2023
From undue corporate influence to a regenerative economy - We can do it!
The energy crossroads at which we stand is not just about fossil fuels or renewables, but about who controls the process, who owns the...
Dec 15, 2022
Our Pursuit of Justice for Ratepayers Continues
On Monday New Energy Economy asked the NM Supreme Court to reconsider it's decision to grant PNM’s Motion for Stay, a decision that will...
Nov 23, 2022
New Mexico Gas Company ratepayers win protection from explosive hydrogen and unfair rates
Yesterday the Hearing Examiners upheld our position in the New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC) rate case, recommending approval of the...
Nov 11, 2022
The San Juan coal plant closed its doors today! The people's determination yields results.
Today is a day for celebration! Not only did the San Juan coal plant close its doors after 50 years polluting New Mexico air, land and...
Sep 29, 2022
Lawsuit filed by indigenous groups challenges the referendum that stripped NM voters of their right
In November of 2020 a majority of New Mexico citizens voted to amend sections of the New Mexico Constitution governing the Public...
Sep 13, 2022
Inflation Reduction Act marks small first step - bottom line: fossil fuel extraction must end
The Inflation Reduction Act, the first ever substantial federal climate change legislation, looks almost certain to pass the House and...
Aug 10, 2022
Are Inflation Reduction Act tradeoffs worth it?
Yesterday the @ikiyacollective shut down the streets surrounding the Department of Interior Washington D.C, painting CLIMATE EMERGENCY in...
Aug 2, 2022
On fire, with love and rage
Fire is definitely the messenger of this climate emergency moment for us here in New Mexico. There are still 20 fires burning in New...
Apr 28, 2022
Today let us reach out in love to support the climate refugees here in our own state
In a surreal parody of "EarthDay" celebrations yesterday we, along with everyone else in New Mexico, watched in horror as our beloved...
Apr 23, 2022
PNM scheme to erase cost savings used to justify the ETA bailout will squeeze poorest New Mexicans
"Berenice Reza has no heating or air conditioning in her home: She relies on portable electric heaters during cold weather and fans when...
Apr 6, 2022
PNM Extends the life of coal and announces plan to double collect on plant abandonment
Today the IPCC released its report titled "Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability," detailing the accelerating impacts of rising sea...
Mar 1, 2022
Reflections on the first NM Climate Summit
The very first thing that is required to solve a problem is to understand the problem: To learn the scope of the problem, the...
Oct 28, 2021
Calling out the failures of New Mexico leadership
The legislative session is over. We join many others in calling for paid legislators, extended legislative sessions that allow for...
Mar 29, 2021
A milestone on the path with you
A milestone. We’ve been working together since before 2008 to close the San Juan Generating Station, one of the oldest and dirtiest coal...
Jun 15, 2020
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